A scout who recently saw Banks at one of his workouts told NFL.com's Ian Rapoport that the linebacker is in good shape. However, the scout said questions remain about Banks' football mental readiness. Since Banks missed out on learning more advanced football concepts in college, teaching Banks to think like an NFL player will be among the biggest challenges ahead, the scout told Rapoport.

Banks has long odds to make the Falcons' final 53-man roster, but he faced long odds just to get on a roster. The Falcons wouldn't give up a valuable spot simply out of charity. We wish him all the best this offseason.